Juve, February is a decisive month for Vlahovic's renewal. Meanwhile, Zirkzee is being courted...

Turin, December 24, 2024 – Dusan Vlahovic oh Joshua Zirkzee? The question is not so strange. The Serbian striker's contract expires in 2026 and negotiations for his renewal are not taking off, on the other hand the Dutchman is one of the favourite strikers of Joints e Motta and that the coach knows well for having trained him in Bologna. It could be the watershed strategy for Juve, called to understand the future in the role of centre forward. Something more will be known in February, once the winter session is over. In defence, however, Hanko e Silva the goals.  

Vlahovic: Agent will talk about it in February

Delicate negotiation, as we know. The contract of Vlahovic until June 2026, he expects a salary to rise to around 12 million per year. Juve would like to save money in the last year to lower the player's budget costs and free up salary space for new signings and healthy budgets. The idea is to renew by spreading that salary over two seasons. Everything depends on this, if Vlahovic will accept, we can get to the renewal quickly, otherwise we will need to look around and evaluate a summer transfer to avoid a free transfer. The recent controversies of Dusan with the fans at the Stadium outline a situation of tension, then calmed down in the Italian Cup with the Cagliari, and in one of the last goals scored Dusan made an unequivocal gesture: I'm staying. To stay, however, you need to accept the renewal and the spread of the salary could be seen by the player's entourage as a reduction in the importance of Vlahovic inside the Juventus locker room. Dusan must not leave money there, he would take it all, but divided over several seasons and it is not so obvious that the agent will open the door to the renewal. The times, in fact, are slipping. First there was talk of autumn, then December, while now it seems that the agent wants to let the January market pass and talk about it again in February. With things settled. The club, in any case, cannot stand by and watch because if the renewal does not go through, it would have to think about a replacement, and it is necessary to look at that now.

Zirkzee is liked, but United…

There are several names that the management likes, some are catchable, others are not. Victor osimhen he is not easy to buy, Napoli will sell him at a high price and it is unlikely that De Laurentiis will let him go to a competing team in Italy. Jonathan David, instead, is followed by half of Europe and his preference appears to be between Spain and England rather than Italy. And so, the list of names narrows, arriving at the usual Joshua ZirkzeeThe Dutchman, coming off a great season in Bologna, is struggling to bounce back in the Premier League, in a Manchester United in crisis even with the new coach Amorim. Zirkzee is among the most criticized in Manchester, from an environment in turmoil with both the ownership and the management, so the idea of ​​returning to Italy could pop into his head. Juve, in January, would only be there for a loan without paying a fee in terms of his transfer fee, an option that does not seem viable given that United are selling him permanently. Or at least that is the intention at the current state of things, unless the player is pushing to go elsewhere. In June the situation could change precisely in relation to Vlahovic, because a transfer of the Serbian would give Giuntoli the leeway to take Zirkzee outright. In attack, for January, watch out for Breakers, who plays little in Naples and we are trying to think about an operation with Danilo. For the moment the situation has not taken off, we need to find a compromise on the value of the two players, which is profoundly different, and on the formula, but we must also consider the will of Danilo who does not seem to be willing to leave, as captain, halfway through the season. It would be a different story if the negotiation was about an exchange between two young players, namely Raspadori on one side and beans on the other hand, especially in light of the little space they are both receiving. Be careful.

Priority to the defender

In all likelihood, in January we will try to give priority to the defender, maybe two based on what Danilo will do. The number one profile is Hanko of Feyenoord, on which there is already a draft contract that would have sent the Dutch club into a rage. Feyenoord does not want to sell the player halfway through the season and will most likely need to try again in June, strong in the yes of the former Fiorentina centre-back for a salary of 2.5 million per season plus bonuses. For an immediate addition, a different formula is needed and on an outgoing player, with less resistance. Antonio Silva appears to be the ideal profile for a low-cost entry. The defender plays little in Lisbon and would like to join Juve, so the Benfica could open up to a Conceicao-style formula for a costly loan plus redemption in June. At the moment he seems to be the main suspect. Another name would be Felipe Luiz, ex Lazio, but less hot, or the usual Jakub Kiwior of Arsenal that Motta coached in La Spezia.

Sigh of relief for Koopmeiners

We were then missing another muscle injury in this period peppered with absences, but fortunately for Motta it was averted. The tests Teun underwent koopmeiners they have ruled out muscle injuries, so the Dutch midfielder will be regularly available for the match against Fiorentina. Having stopped during the interval of Monza-Juve, Koopmeiners had felt a muscle problem and Motta had replaced him as a precaution, but no injuries were highlighted and so he will be evaluated daily by the medical staff and will probably start from the bench against the Viola to avoid worse problems, but in view of the Super Cup, semi-final with Milan at the beginning of January, there should be no problems. A sigh of relief.